Lower River North Historic


St. Boniface Church


Cook County Hospital


Zepf’s Hall


New York Life Building


Metropolitan Church


Mercantile Exchange

Every year, Preservation Chicago announces its "Chicago's 7" list of Most Endangered Buildings. The purpose of the Chicago 7 is to raise public awareness about the threats facing some of Chicago's most at-risk architectural treasures, whether they are a single building, an entire neighborhood, or a thematic category of buildings, such as Great Chicago Warehouses or Chicago's Religious Structures.

Preservation Chicago's 2003 most endangered:

  1. Lower River North Historic
  2. St. Boniface Church
  3. Cook County Hospital
  4. Zepf’s Hall
  5. New York Life Building
  6. Metropolitan Church
  7. Mercantile Exchange